Soap-dispensing device



C. E. EWING.

SOAP DISPENSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 18. 1920.

Patented 111116 15, 1920.

A TTORNE CHARLES E. EWING, OF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.

SOAP-DISPENSIN G DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 15, 1920.

Application filed March 18, 1920. Serial No. 366,782.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. EWING, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Lincoln, in the county of Lancaster and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Soap-Dispensing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to means for dislodging and dispensing soap paste confined in containers and adapted to be removed therefrom.

An object of this invention is to protect the soap paste from loss due to careless handling, and also to prevent undue evaporation and hardening of the soap, while at the same time, it prevents the entrance of foreign matter such as dust, shavings or the like.

An object of the invention is to provide novel means acting partly as a shield or protector for the soap, while at the same time, it affords means by which soap can be dislodged and presented to the operator for convenient removal from the container, all of which can be accomplished without loss or waste.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction, and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming part'of this specification wherein like characters denote corresponding partsin the several views, and in which Figure 1 illustrates a plan view of the device embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 illustrates a sectional view on the line 22 of Fig 1, and

Fig. 3 illustrates a sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

In these drawings, 5 denotes a body which is round in plan in order that it may fit within a round can and rotate therein, the said body having recesses or depressions 6 and 7 constituting sockets to receive the ends of the thumb and finger of an operator so that the body can be rotated in the receptacle or can, and the said body furthermore has a transversely extending opening 8, the edges 9 of said opening being rounded to obviate the presence of sharp corners or edges which would injure the operators fingers when removing soap from the slot, and thesaid body 5 furthermore has a blade 10 preferably struck from the body and underlying the slot so that the said blade will dislodge soap contained in the receptacle as the said body is turned and to cause the soap to present itself in the slot where it can be removed by a sweep of the hand of the operator. The ends of the blade 10 where they 10111 the body are preferably beveled or inclined as shown at 11, to facilitate the removal of soap by causing it to ride up the inclined surface when pressure is applied to it by the finger of an operator.

- The bod has a beaded or beveled edge 12 which pre erably fits against the edge of the can or receptacle to prevent the soap from working out between the edge of the body and the wall of the receptacle.

The construction and advantages of this device will, it is thought, be apparent, and its utility will likewise be appreciated, whereas the cost of manufacture is comparatively small owing to the fact that it can be made by a stamping process, although it can of course be cast.

Furthermore, the beveled edge 12 and the edge 9 which are curved downwardly form a partial vacuum chamber which tends to hold the top or cover on the soap, preventing the ready removal or displacement of the body.

I claim:

1. In a soap dispensing device, a body adapted to fit within a receptacle, the said body having sockets in its upper surface and a slot, and a blade suspended from the body under the slot.

2. In a soap dispensing device, a body having a slot, an integral blade depending under the said slot, and the edges of the said slot being rounded, as and for the purpose described. I CHARLES E. EWING. 

